Broad skate vs Floating Fern

Amblyraja badia compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Elasmobranchii	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Rajidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Salvinia
Species	Amblyraja badia	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Broad skate

The Broad Skate (Amblyraja badia) is a species in the genus Amblyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is recognized for its ecological significance within its native range.